Great primer

Great primer is a large font size (18 points) that was used in the printing of English Bibles and other large-format books, leading to its other name of Bible Text. The largest size ever (or at least up to about 1843) used in England for printing books,^[1] it was several sizes larger than English (14 pt) but smaller than paragon (20 pt). It was known in Italian as testo.^[2] Other synonyms include Double Bourgeois, 18-point, Gros Romain (French), Text (Dutch) and Tertia (German).

Great-primer size fonts have been in use since William Caxton, around 1488.^[3]

References

^ TYPE-FOUNDING, The Penny Cyclopædia, The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1843, Volume XXV, accessed on Google Books 24 June 2010.
^ Savage, William, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing, London, 1841, accessed 24 June 2010 on Google Books.
^ Hansard, Thomas Curson, Typographia: An Historical Sketch of the Origin and Art of Printing, London, 1825, accessed on Google Books 24 June 2010.

[1] TYPE-FOUNDING, The Penny Cyclopædia, The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1843, Volume XXV, accessed on Google Books 24 June 2010.

[2] Savage, William, A Dictionary of the Art of Printing, London, 1841, accessed 24 June 2010 on Google Books.

[3] Hansard, Thomas Curson, Typographia: An Historical Sketch of the Origin and Art of Printing, London, 1825, accessed on Google Books 24 June 2010.

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